Samuel montgomery



(No Model.)

' S. MONTGOMERY.

GLOVE. No. 266,299. Patented Oct. 24, 1882..

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GLOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 266,299, dated October24, 1882,

Application filed May 24,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL MONTGOMERY, of New York city, county andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGloves, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon.

Myinvention has relation to the manufacture of kid and other gloves,especially those having long wrists and requiring a number of lacinghooks or studs or buttons; and the object of my invention is to providethe wrist with stiffeningpieces within the margins of thewrist-openings, which afford a stiffening in the direction of the lengthof the wrist, a firm and durable foundation for the hooks or fasteningdevices, and secure a more perfect fit and set of the glove,as ell as asofter, neater, and better finish than in gloves as heretoforeordinarily made. To accomplish this my improvements involve certainnovel and useful peculiarities of construction, arrangements orcombinations of parts, and details of manufacture, all of which will beherein first fully described,

- and then pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,tormingpart of this specification, 1 haveshown at Figure l aplan of a glove constructed in accordance with myinvention, the margins of the wristopening being partly thrown back and(on one side) the covering-strip shown as pulled down, so as to exposethe inserted stiffener. Fig. 2 is asectionai'view upon aplanepassingthrough the material of the glove, the stiffener, and thecovering-strip.

In both the figures like letters of reference, wherever they occur,indicate corresponding parts.

A is the wrist part of the glove, of kid; or it may be of othermaterial. This wrist is shown long, to better illustrate the invention.In the character or class of gloves shown it is observed that when inplace upon the hand and arm they wrinkle badly,especially when drawntogether with the lacing-cord now commonly used, and the lacing-hooks orfastening devices are apt to tear or unduly stretch the material of theglove.

The wrinkling of the glove above referred to is observable upon the backas well as along the margins ofthe wrist-opening, and the effect of thiswrinkling is, aside from destroying the set and appearance of the glove,to disfigure the wrist and arm of the wearer, so that when the glove isremoved the flesh is lined and disfigured, and the objectionabledisfiguremeuts rendered conspicuous by discolorations or bloodmarks.

To obviate these objections I employ a narrow strip of buckram, B, oneach side of the wrist-openin This strip, 13, is concealed by a liningor covering-strip, G, to be referred to hereinafter.

The stiffener B is located upon the inner face of the glove-wrist, andthe eyelets or prongs of the lacing studs or hooks to a are passedthrough the material of the glove and through the stiffener, beingclinched properly upon the under side. Previous to locating thestiffener and securing the fastening devices thereon the coveringstrip Gis neatly sewed upon one edge of the wrist-opening of the glove, readyto be turned over, as indicated in the sectional view. The stiffener Bis then so located that one edge will bear against the margin of thewrist-opening throughout its length after the covering-strip O is turnedover. The fasteners are then located and set, and the covering-stripturned over the buckram orstiftening-piece, and stitched with acatch-stitch upon the body of the glove-wrist, (forming a pocket inwhich the stiffener is located and held only by the fasteners oreyelets.) giving asniooth, durable, and agreeable finish, and completelycovering the inner ends of the eyelets or fasteners. Kid is preferredfor the covering-strip, because of its softness and other desirablequalities. \Vhen the improvements are applied upon lislethread or otherknit or woven gloves, instead of the kid covering-strip one of the samematerial as the glove may be used; or any other soft and smooth woven orknitted fabric may be applied for the purpose. The buckram strip, beingrigid in the direction of its width and only moderately elastic in theother direction, holds the fasteners in such manner that they cannotwrinkle the glove, no matter how tightly or loosely the glove may befastened; and it also prevents tearing and undue stretching of the glovein the region of the row of fasteners. The edge of the buckram bearin gagainst the folded ed gc ol' the wrist-opening transmits the strain fromthe lacing or fastening all along this line; and the buckram being heldin its pocket only by the fasteners, the stretch of the material of theglove caused by drawing the lacing-cord is preserved to the edges of thewrist-opening, so that the stretch is continuous and uniform throughoutthe entire wrist. The stiffener will bend sufliciently to accommodateall required motion of the hand and arm of the wearer.

For the stii'l'encrbuckram is deemed the most suitable material. becauseof its cheapness and peculiar characteristics; but other materialspossessing like qualities might be employed, if found desirable.

Hooks, buttons, studs, or lacing devices of any character may beemployed, though the invention is specially intended for use inconnection withthe now well-known lacing-gloves. In case buttons areintended to be sewed upon the glove the stitches should run through thebuckram strip, same as the prongs or eyelets, but should not run throughthe covering-stri p.

The glove so constructed and arranged will be found to fit nicely andsmoothly, wear well, and to admirably answer all the purposes or objectsof the invention as previously set forth.

Having now fully described my invention, whatIclaim as new herein, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a glove of the character herein set forth, the stiffening-piecesapplied at the margins of the wrist-opening and held in place only bythe fastening devices which pass through said stiffening-pieces andthrough the material of the glove, as explained, the same being arrangedto preserve the stretch of the glove from margin to margin of thewrist-opening, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In combination with the stiffening-pieces applied at the margins ofthe wrist-opening and held in place only by the metallic fasteningdevices, the coveringstrips extending over the stiffening-pieces andstitched upon the material of the glove independently of thestitfening-pieces, forming pockets within which said pieces are locatedand concealed, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination, with the glove, of the stifl'ening-pieces bearingagainst the outer margins ot' the wrist-opening, the covering-stripsattached to the material of the glove independently of said stiffeningpieces and forming pockets therefor, and the fastening devices passingthrough the stiifening-pieces and the material of the glove,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that Iclaim theforegoing Ihave hereunto set my hand in thepresence of two witnesses.

S. 'MONTG OMERY.

\Vitnesses:

CHAS. F. CRoMWELL, BERNARD J. KELLY.

